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iuiteti (gime @met y www QUIMBY-S. BAOKUS, 0F WINGHENDON, MASSACHUSETTS, AsSIG-NOR 'ro HIMSELF'.

SIDNEY FAIRBA'NKS, AND ORLANDO MASON, OF SAME PLAGE.

Lema Para; No. 86,627, ama Forum 9, 186e.

' IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINE FOR AVTTAVCHING- LABELS TO SPOOI-.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, QUI'MBY S. Backus, of Winchendon, inthe county of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an improved Machine for Printing, Cutting, and Attaching Labels to Spools and other articles, ot' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the' accompanying drawings, makingp'art of'this specicationfiu hlch- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved machine on a reduced scale.

gumming, attaching, and cutting labels forspools, boxes,

8vo.; and

My invention consists in a pair or a series afprinting-rollers, arranged in pairs, between which is fed the strip upon whichthe labels are to be stamped or printed, l

each pair of rollers being provided with adie, or type block, i'or printnglthe label on one side of the strip, while a roller or other deviceA applies the glutinous substance to its other side; and

My invention 'also consists in one or more'plungers, or pistons, each of which zissurrounded by a r'evolving tubular punch, or cutter, the piston being 'first moved longitudinally against tbc printed, gummed po'rtion of the strip, pressingit upon one end o i' the spoolaer it has been dropped into a revolving carrying-cylinder, in' line with the axis of the piston, which continues topress agaiut the spool until the edge of the revolving cutter is advanced to cut and separate the attached label from the continuous strip. i, l-

lAnd in connection with the above, my invention oon- Sists in certain mechanism for preventing the revolution of the spool-cylinder while the spool is'being labelled, and also in certain .mechanism foreecting the revolution of the spool-cylinder, to discharge the la boiled spool.

My invention, fuuthcremorc, consists in an improved reservoir, for supplying ink to the dies ortype-blocks of the plix'iting-rollers, and gum tothe gumming-roller, or other device.

'lo enable others skilled in the art to understand and lso my invention, I will proceed to describe the .manner n which I have carried it out.

In che said drawings-- A lrepresents thc'.fran1e-work', from which rises a "meal piin'or standard, a, uponl which revolves, hor Znlptally, a circular reel, B, containing the paper strip b, upon which the labels are to be printed, the tension of the strip being regulated by the pressure of a spiral spring in a, well-known manner. l

c is a guide, for directing the striy` between a pair of vertical rollers, O C', by which it is fed along, one of'tbe's'aid rollers, C, being provided with a circular die, or 'type-block, similar to that, il, fig.4 5, bearing a portion of the letters, figures, or other characters to be printed, to form the label desired, while the other, O', of this pair' of rollers, is provided with a smooth,

raised portion, similar to that, d', iig. 5, corresponding tothe form and size' of the die d, and'forms a bed for the paper strip b wben"the said die dis printing its portion of the impression thereon.

Y Asseveral colored inks, suchas red, blue,' and black, may be employed in printing a label, a corresponding number of pairs. of printing-rollers and inking-reser- Y voirs is required, the dies being so constructed and placed that one will not come' iu-o'ntacnwith the impression imparted to the strip by theprecedlng die or Idies.

which it is properly distributed upon the die.

The strip bis carried along by the friction or tue dies d d, and is fed forward a distance only equal to the width or diameter of the die d.

I will now describe thelmechanism for communicating power to drive-the several rollers for pn'nting, inking, andgumming, and also for performing various other functions of the machine.

F is a horizontal drivingshaft, revolved in a suitable bearing, f;- by operatingthe crank G.

The 'inner end of this shaft carries a bevel-wheel, H, -which drives abevel-pinion, 9,1m the lower end oi' the shaft of a) roll, Isupported vertically in bearings in the 'a'mewdr Keyed to the snart of this printing-roll I, immediately above thebeve1pinion ,is a cog-wheel, J, which engages with asimilar gear, K, ou the lower end 'of a gulnming-roll, I', working" in connection with the roll I, the two rolls I I' constitutin" a pair of a series for print-lugano gnmming the label to be attached to the end of a spool oppositethaton which is attached the voir, not shown, but similar in construction and operation to the reservoir D., above described, for supplying ink to the tnic-blocks of the printing-rolls C I.

The reservoir and roller above referred to, but not shown, are intended to apply tbc necessary quantity y is ettechedthe label printed on the strip b.'

to the inner end ot e short shalt, r, plowed in u suitable A w eel,12ireysd to this shalt r, drives egesr, 13,'

,the roll Q'beingprovided with ,n eer, R, whieb'.drives thereby eviding any unnecessary waste of the peper stri 2 of gluten to e peper strip, on which labels ere to be printed, for the end of a spool opposite that on which The upper end of thel roll-I carries e gear, L, which drives e gear, M, secured to'the top of a. roll, N, similer to the roll I', for gumming the beck of ,thelabels' printed on thestripb,a reservoir containing the adhsive substance, end e roller for distributing it upon the gumrning-roll N beingrequired.

Tothe lower end of the gumming-rollN is secured e gear, h, which drives anorresponding eer, i, secured to neer the lowerl end of a printing-ro O, provided with e die, or' type-block, having its proper characters thereon and being supplied bythe reservoir D with ich ci' the color required for imparting its portion of the impression upon the label in ezmenner similar to lille' die d of the roll C, previously described.

The geen M, et the top ofthe/roll N, .meshes in' e corresponding gear,- P, securedtcthe upper end'ol one, Q, of e pair of printing-rolls, Q Q', of similar oonetrnction end operation es those, O O', the bottom of 'n corresponding gear, S, neer the ttom of the roll Q. The'dietenceepert of the two rolls of n puir should be very carefully deber-mined, in, order to insureV the proper degree of, friction of the' dies upon the peper strip, to feed it along to be printed end gummed.

@ne or both ofthe beeriu gs of each pair of these rolls, .er one or both of their dies or blocks, may beprovided .with c spring, of rubber or other suitable material, in order to ellow them to move or'yi'eld slightly in a lat- @nel direction while volving', to allow of the passage of strips of peper o varying thicknesses, and the distende between two consecutive pairs of rollers is such tiret the labels muy be printed close up to eachother,

` j is e short, flattened tube, plecedlon tudinelly beteenthe two pairs of rolls, O 0' and O, to guide end protect the peper strip bfrom dirt or other injury en it presses through the soidwrolls; y

it is 'asimilar tube, for the same purpose, provided with an opening, 8, end extendingftom naar the rolls N O to a point neer e peir of rolls, not shown, between which the perforated waetestrlp is passed to feed it out of themachin'e.

The` mechenism for etteohing Ithe label end vseperating it from the'trip b will-now be described.

Secured to the lower end of the theft of the printing-roll 0, is Aa. gear, l, which drives :s corresponding weer, m, on the lower end of e short arbor, n, proj ectingdown from the under eide of the i`rznu1o-vvork.l

p is e' bevel-pinion, secured by dowel-pins 10 to the ain-end engaging with e; bevel-wheeh'q, secured on the end ofc stud, 414, provided with escrew-th1eed, 15, whichv s through e standard, 16, secured to the homework. l

n is e circuler nenge, or plate, ftened et. 17 to the outer fece vof the geen i8, the iiuege or plete being mede adjustable by moving the ardor out or in 'after loosening the nuts 18, 19.

The gear 13 drives e 'green 2U, keyed .to the outer end of a. tubular cutter ,the enlarged circuler portion-7 of which has its been'inginy eprojecting portion, ir, of the rnme-worlr.l

(bn one side of the geer 20 is formed e wedge-shaped projection, .21, which engages with or rides in 'contact with the circuler revolving `flange, orfplagte, s, bysvhich ocnsmuction the revolving cutter is made to advance, for e purpose presently to be explained U is e circuler ieton,c1;plunger-formed-on-the inner end ofc spin e, the 'outer'eu'd ofwhi'oh 'is liettened, end provided wth'escrew-threedf, on which einer tums e nut, 24. The, portion of cpliidlc Uetersen the tenniustion of the; screw-thread end piu 'r U in cfc cylindrical form, in-trensvcrsc section, en issus- .to the spool, when the cutter is allowed, by the compression of the spring t, to come forward, to sever the attached label from the strip. ,The extremity of the llattened or screw-portion 23 ofthe plunger, restin 'loosely in su oblon slotted lug, 27, is thus free to moved lon t y nelly forward lw'hcnthe Wedgesbaped projection 1,.on the gear 20,

' is brought against the nnge or plete a.

As soon, however, se the'label is attached and cut,

`the wedge-shaped projectionZl penses o' from the flange, or plete s, and the plunger' and cutter are withdiewn, by the recoil of e spring, V, out of the'line cf revolution of the receptacle W, holding the labelled spool. v

Said receptacle, or spool-carrier, W, is secured to e shalt, X, revolving in bearings, Y Y, screwedet 28 to the. frame-work.

The receptacle or spool-cerrier W consists of a cylinder, out .away so .as to forni suitable compartments, u, for holding the spools, which are dropped therein through u hopper. Z, seen in red, 'fl 1, end in black in iig. 3, the cylinder being' revolv by the following means: I p The printing-roll Q' projects down below its and has bonnemtedV therewith' an eccentric, cfaroun the periphery of whichv is secured 'e stie-29, at one ,end of a connecting-rod, 30, the other ,cud of the rod being free to slide ln an open bearing, 31, formed in a. block, 32, screwed at 33 to the frame-work,

Within 'an enlargement, 34, .of thev connecting-rod, is formed a. recess, 35, for the reception of e pin 36,

surrounded by a spiral spring, 37,' (see figs. 3 and 4,)4 theA upper end of the pin being enlarged et 38, and, provided with an inclined surface, 89, while e portion of its l'ower end is iietteued,.end projects through there cess 3.5, and has e screw-thread, l40, cui; thereon, up ce' which turns a nut, 341.

w is a. retchelhgea 'secured tothe she X.

As the connecting-rod is drawn beck in the direction of the mrow 42, the projection 38, onv the upper end of the pin 86, serves as s pewl, end catches egeinst one of the teeth 43, of the ratchet,- thus revolving the shalt, andtthe spool-cylinder secured thereto.

s the connecting-rod 30 returns in the direction-of the arrow 44, the inclnedsurce of the upper end'of the pin slides ou the*4 surfbce of e tooth, 43,-the pin yielding by the compression of the spirelsprlng 37, and et the some time being prevented from revolvinghy the flattened-screw portion 40, resting in 'an oblong slot mede in the enlargement 34, and correspondingln form to the said, portion 40. The tension of the spring 37 is r mobtain the necessary amount of the throw of the pin S6,- by turning the screw-nut 4J The spool-cerrier or cylinder W, is prevented, in the following manner, fr spool within its 'upper compartment may be heldinmoveble while being labelled. p

The gear m, under the bevel-pinion p, is provided with a pin, 45, whlch, as the gear'm revolvee, is brought in contact with one erm, 46 olie lever, pivoted et 47 to e stud, 48, projecting down from the treme-work.

fihe other erm, '49, of the leverA, lspro'vided, et ite exmemity, witho circuler projection, 50, which hpressed, bye stiff spring,51, into one ofc ceries o? om' revolving, inorder that the one plunger,

@maar soies, ss, mas in 'the .ne of tnespoox-csniey,

br cylinder W, each hole li?. being situated exactly 1n the prolongation of 'a line passing from the lowest point, 53, of a compartment, u, through the centre of the shaft X, by which construction the cylinder is heldstationary, and the spool in the u per com ent is prevented from vibrating while t e label is ing attached tothe spool and ont from lthe strip.

When, however, the piu 45 strikes the m46, the projection 60 is thrown out ci its hole 52, against the` rezdstenoe Vof the spring d1, and the cylinder is free to be revolved, and to discharge the labelled spool into s receptacle beneath. y -V The circular opening, 8, made in the tube k, is of sncie'nt size to allow of the entrance and free movementsof the plunger and cutter therein, es they areY acting ou the labelled strip, and the centre of theperfol-atico, or opening, is in the prolongation of the line passing through the` axes of t e plunger and spool.

'In the foregoing description, I have 'spoken of but or pressing. the label on the spool, and but one revolving cutter, for sepsrsting'tbe label `ironxthe strip, but I prefer to use two plungers and two (cutters, revolving .inv contrary directions, as the spool isthereby'prevented from revolvin when tbe'label is being detached from the strip, an both ends o f the s'poo are labelled at once, in which case the mechanism for operating theplungers and cutters must be dupli` cated, as shown. v

The cutters, by revolving incontrary directions,

I counteract enyptendency, which they'otherwise would r have, to gvetcome the friction of the plunger's onthe spool, an cause it to revolve whilebeing cut, thereby tendering it dicnlt to perform this operation.

@ne end of the spoohnny be iirstlubelledlnnd their be reversed, to label its other end, but I prefer to label both pnds simultaneously; v

Spools of varying sizes require the carrying-cylinder to be changed, and also require the throw of the plung ein and cutters'to be Adjusted toccrrespond thereto, `this adj ustment being readily performed by moving the gear 25 forward or beck, by turning the screw-nuts I9. i. y named ofthe wedge-'shaped projection 21 engsgin with the" llange, or plate s, 'to throw the piston an cutter forward, a pin projecting from the face of' the gear 20,

of the' plate s, or any other suitable devices I na'ybe4 employed for this purpose.

- shafts,

may run into a cam-'groove formed .in thefnce4 power being ccmmnnicstedby two' F r, I intendtme-bnt one mainor drivingshaft, fin which case I shall be enabled to secure a more positive motion; and I slso intend to support the rollers and other mechanim nponnmes sliding in grooves,

Instead at ne 'or on. ways of the nismo-work, as I con thereby more readily adinet the parte into their relative working- The mechanism 'for performing the severalopera tions, viz, println' gnmming, sttachl the label, and severing it from. e strip, may he with each other,that is, collectively, in one 'and the 4sinne machine, or one or more of the operations may hel performed by the employment of separate and independent mschines, if desired; for instance, the strip msy be printed or gummed, or both, before it is-brought tothe machine where thespool is to be labelled.

In case the 'strip is gnmmed outside of the said machine,gthe adhesive matter should be moistened by s stationary or revolving brush or roller, or other suitl able device.

' It is evident that the position of the various rolls,

insteadof being vertical, maybe' horizontal, without departin from the spirit of my invention.-

What claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

, 1. One or more pairs of intermittent feed-rollers, D G', constructed and operating substantially as described, for feeding the strip, and atthe same time printing or stamping the' label thereon.

2. Also', one or more revolvin 'cutters T, and pis tons U, constructed and errang in relation `in each other, snbstantinllyss and for the purpose described.

3. Also, a revolving. spool-carrienor cylinder, W`,in combination with the pistonU Jnndentter-Cl, operating substantially as und for the purpose described.

.4. Also, the-eccentric, s, with its connecting-rodBO, pin 36, spring 37, and the ratchet-wheel w, for revolving the `spool-onrrer W, substantially as describsd.-

5. Also, the lever A', with its projection 50, spring l EJSQMsnnrm., C. C. Pennen.

inconnectlon' 

